This paper provides an overview of the characteristics of migrant households and analyses the effects of migration in … that remittances and migration act as a shock-coping mechanism, especially in the presence of natural shocks. Remittance …

Using detailed microdata, we document how migration-dependent households are especially vulnerable during the COVID-19 … and observational variation in prior migration dependence. We report 25 per cent greater declines in earnings and fourfold … greater prevalence of food insecurity among migrant households since March. Causes include lower migration rates, less …

of migration and remittances (that is, a 'private safety net' built around solidarity within families) rather than the …

promise. Labour mobility has also been important in Gansu. So far, rural diversification has not proven to contribute much to …

individuals in Yemen, as an illustration of the human mobility impacts of climate change-related shocks in a complex emergency … conflict, and argue that the findings are consistent with distress migration. Despite an increase in the willingness to migrate … following locust outbreaks, very few people may actually be able to migrate as they lack the necessary resources. As migration …

During the twentieth century, internal migration and urbanization shaped Brazil's economic and social landscape. Cities … immigration proved particularly salient. This study asks, has domestic migration to cities been part of a healthy process of … economic transition and mobility for the country and its households? Or has it been a perverse trap? …

possible mechanisms through which forced migration may affect migrants' attitudes towards domestic violence. …